| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of the day's top headlines. Upheaval at DEQ: Four prominent officials at the state Department of Environmental Quality appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry have already left after clashing with the agency's new secretary, Aurelia Giacometto. Mark Schleifstein has this report on their reasons, and the response from Giacometto and Landry's office. Shielding public records: Gov. Jeff Landry is backing a Senate bill that would gut the state's transparency laws by exempting documents involved in planning government decisions from public records requests. James Finn has the story. Development woes: The Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences opened on Canal Street nearly three years ago as downtown's premier luxury hotel and condominium complex. Today, it's having financial problems that could force owners to find new investors to avoid having to sell the property. Stephanie Riegel has the details. Thanks for reading, and check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 